Yukishiro Seiko had been keeping herself quite busy lately.
As soon as her body recovered, she threw herself into intensive training.
Basic practice, coordinated combat, sparring with Xia Xi.
She skipped none of it.
It was as though she feared everyone would pull too far ahead after her time bedridden.
Outside training, she also had to handle all the miscellaneous affairs of the Northern Region's Kūmachiza.
She also served as an escort, accompanying the Northern Region's various squads on Demon Slaying missions.
Of course, not every swordsman's mission required Persimmon to step in.
She mainly watched over the more promising squads from the shadows.
Like the Seventh Squad, or the Water Breathing Squad.
Well... the latter was a new squad formed by Sabito, Giyu, and Makomo.
Mount Sagiri's Team Urokodaki.
Aside from that, as a Tsuguko, she occasionally accompanied Xia Xi on Demon Slaying operations.
Those were all high-risk missions involving suspected Lower Ranks.
Most of the time, however, a ninja tagged along as a third wheel.
If it really was a Lower Rank, Tengen Uzui would take it on alone.
If it was not a Lower Rank, she, Yukishiro Seiko, would handle it.
Of course, the kill still had to go to Xia Xi.
After several missions, Tengen Uzui had served no practical purpose beyond being an unwelcome third wheel.
Persimmon had done all the fighting herself.
Because not one of them had been a Lower Rank.
As for that newly arrived female swordsman from the Butterfly Mansion, she really was only receiving training from Xia Xi.
Beyond that, she occasionally carried out extermination missions alone.
Or supported other swordsmen.
Sometimes she would leave the Northern Region to return to the Butterfly Mansion and the like.
She had never gone on a mission alone with Xia Xi, though.
That